"This week we're talking about the Unity Tour that Bernie Sanders and new DNC Chair Tom Perez have embarked on, and what their rejection of reproductive rights as a fundamental part of the progressive platform means for American women. Later we are joined by Olivia Harrison, a writer for female-centric platform Refinery29, to talk about queefing and other aspects of women's bodies that have been ostracized as "gross." This newly relevant bit aired on a previous episode of my former podcast, "Biology of the Blog," and can be found here. If you're interested, also check out my piece "Let's Talk About Queefs," all about the all-female Ghostbusters reboot and its infamous queef joke.

The connection? America needs to get its act together and remember that women's bodies are not alien bodies, but normal, functioning human bodies that deserve every bit of respect and autonomy that male bodies receive.

00:00 - Mic Break

06:22 - Twist Quest - Mew

09:41 - Queefing with Olivia Harrison

17:46 - Ay Ay Ay - Mew

21:27 - Send Off

21:36 - Learn Our Crystals - Mew

27:00 - Finish

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"So today is part 2 of our chat with Lissa Rivera and Trey Tyler about their work for the Museum of Sex and the process of getting ads for a sex museum into public spaces like the subway. SURPRISE it's difficult.

We're also saying goodbye to BFF Rep. Jason Chaffetz, who has announced he will not run for reelection and may not even finish his term. Bye Felicia.

00:00 - Mic Break

08:14 - Love Is Love - Woods

13:15 - Sexy Ads, With The Museum of Sex

21:51 - Lost In A Crowd - Woods

24:55 - Send Off

25:33 - Love Is Love (Sun On Time) - Woods

29:54 - Finish

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"Today we’re talking with Lissa Rivera and Trey Tyler about their work at the Museum of Sex here in New York. Lissa is a photographer and associate curator and Trey is the senior designer. We're talking with them about the museum's current exhibition, Night Fever: New York Disco 1977-1979, The Bill Bernstein Photographs.

"The unique context of these clubs allowed for unprecedented interaction between groups — straights danced with gays, whites with blacks and Latinos, young with old, and rich with poor. By publicly embracing alternate and previously hidden identities, these pioneers created revolutionary boundary-crossing communities of possibility and joy, paving the way for a future culture of inclusivity." - The Museum of Sex

00:00 - Mic Break

01:52 - Nancy - Apocalipstick

05:34 - Museum of Sex, with Trey Tyler and Lissa Rivera

21:07 - Forever Fool - Apocalipstick

25:38 - Send Off

26:25 - Running - Apocalipstick

30:13 - Finish

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"I’m sitting down with Haylin Belay, a health educator who specializes in human sexuality, and has been teaching people how to lead safe and awesome sex lives for over seven years.

"I don't just talk about sex - I know about it."

00:00 - Mic Break

00:48 - Make Out - OxenFree

04:28 - Teaching Sex Ed With Haylin Belay

28:49 - Run for the Night - OxenFree

34:16 - Send Off

34:34 - Lucky - OxenFree

37:45 - Finish

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"Today we’re sitting down with Elizabeth Weitzen, event and theatrical producer for Shag, an awesome shop in Brooklyn that bills itself as more of a "sexy shop," as it fuses sex and art. They sell everything from hot massage candles to giant vibrating butt plugs to decorative bronze, vulva-shaped door handles. Elizabeth produces Shag Playhouse, Shag's experimental and erotic theater company. We're talking sexy dinner theater and bizarre sex shop patrons. Get ready.

00:00 - Mic Break

02:29 - Disco Kid - Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2

06:51 - Shag Playhouse with Elizabeth Weitzen

25:15 - Steve Pink - Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2

28:01 - Send Off

28:23 - Star Stuff - Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2

32:30 - Finish

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"Today we’re sitting down with BTR's own Becca Chodorkoff, a writer and musician. She currently sings and plays bass in her band “Drug Couple” with her boyfriend Miles Robinson. They met while he was producing the album “Worst Way” with her former band, Rosebug. we’re talking about sexism in music and art in general, and also what it’s like being in an artistic partnership with your romantic partner.

Check out "Worst Way" on Spotify

00:00 - Mic Break

01:16 - Hello - Rosebug

03:41 - Owning Your Art

08:00 - Ordinary Girl - Rosebug

10:54 - Dating Your Bandmate

17:43 - Sundowner - Rosebug

20:56 - Send Off

20:21 - Someone New - Rosebug

24:03 - Finish

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"Today we're talking about BTRtoday'st Irina Groushevaia's, experience with Thinx period underwear. It's possible farting also came up, as it so often does. This was recorded before all the hubbub about sexual harassment of Thinx employees by "She-EO" Miki Agrawal, so apologies that we don't mention it.

We're also talking about YouTube's censorship of LGBTQ content under the "YouTube Restricted" viewer option.

00:00 - Mic Break

05:16 - Take Me Back - Alice Jemima

07:49 - Youtube’s LGBTQ Censorship

11:48 - BTR tries Thinx

22:22 - Licorice - Alice Jemima

25:23 - Send Off

25:31 - Electric - Alice Jemima

28:37 - Finish

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"Today we've got Irina Groushevaia, BTRtoday's Social Media Director and photo blogger, in the studio. We're talking International Women's Day and the Koneko Cat Cafe that joined forces with the Pussy Hat Project to raise money for Planned Parenthood. Check out the rest of the BTRtoday Photo Blog.

This episode has ups and downs and is full of feelings left and right. Come feel our feelings with us.

 

Both photos courtesy of Irina Groushevaia as well as shameless self promotion of myself and fellow BTRtoday ladies Elena, and Becca.

 

00:00 - Mic Break

00:44 - Hey Judy - The Duke of Surl

04:10 - Pussy Hats for Pussies, with Irina

22:33 - Look Who’s Talking Too - The Duke of Surl

26:22 - Send Off

26:45 - You Know My Father - The Duke of Surl

31:16 - Finish

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"Today is a joint interview with myself and Zach Schepis, host of the BTR podcast Third Eye Weekly, with Carol Robles-Roman, president and CEO of Legal Momentum. It's the largest legal organization dedicated to protecting women's and rights and we'll be talking about her forecasts for the coming years under such a conservative administration as well as Legal Momentum's latest lawsuit against Backpage.com.

 

00:00 - Mic Break

01:47 - One More Time Please - Jay Som

05:27 - Legal Momentum with Carol Robles-Roman

26:16 - The Bus Song - Jay Som

29:51 - Send Off

30:00 - Lipstick Stains - Jay Som

31:48 - Finish

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"Today we’re sitting down with Dr. Miriam Forbes, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota whose research is looking at the relationship between sexual quality of life and aging. They found that as people age, they might be having less sex but the sex they’re having might be a heck of a lot better than the sex you’re having.

Also apologies to our listeners - due to some technical difficulties, you might hear a screech near the beginning of the interview.

00:00 - Mic Break

06:16 - Tell Me - All Our Exes Live in Texas

09:43 - Sex and Aging with Dr. Miriam Forbes

19:34 - Boundary Road - All Our Exes Live in Texas

22:53 - Send Off

23:02 - The Devil’s Part - All Our Exes Live in Texas

26:43 - Finish

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